For the last ten years I've written a weekly column for the Calgary Sun (Saturdays). It also sometimes appears in the Winnipeg Sun and other papers. You can read this week's column on-line on The Calgary Sun’s website, plus a few of the recent ones thrown in for free.

If you're looking for "Golden Oldies" this site has an archive of columns from 1997 to 2003.

Where are the rest of the columns from the last few years? Glad you asked. Let me direct your attention to the book on the right. If you write long enough eventually you have enough material for a book. A Chip Off The Old Writer's Block is a collection of almost 100 of my best columns (okay, maybe not best, but some of them are pretty good) and is available directly from the publisher. Click here for ordering information.

C'mon you freeloading Internet readers. This way you can read my column in the bathtub without getting electrocuted.

You'll also find a short tribute to my late father, Toronto Star columnist Gary Lautens. There's also a short biography and two of his favourite columns reproduced here. Look for his columns in "Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul", "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Treasury", "Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul", and "Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul". (That's a lot of Chicken Soup.)

Speaking of which, one of my own columns appears in this year's "Chicken Soup for the Father & Son Soul" (May 1, 2008). Pretty appropriate, eh? I've already cashed my cheque and blown it on a tank of gas, so I'm not getting rich on sales, but I do like the article (page 252 - thanks for asking).

Finally, don't forget to check out my occasionally updated Blog about what makes Toronto such a great city (to complain about).

Warning - word intensive! Best viewed with an open mind.

Made with 100% recycled electrons.

© Stephen Lautens 1997-2008